have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
production (e.g. play); direction
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
such ... as; or some such
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
colouring; coloring; colorant
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
senior high school; high school
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
at that time; in those days
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to throw on the fire; to burn